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Notice of Meeting:   STANDARDS COMMITTEE

 

Date and time

of Meeting:             THURSDAY, 30TH JULY, 2026 AT 10.00 A.M.

 

Type/Venue:            HYBRID MEETING / EASY CONF (COUNCIL CHAMBER)

 

Agenda

 

PART I

 

1.         Apologies for absence.

 

2.        To receive declarations of interest and the nature of such interests under the Council's Code of Conduct.

(Note: Members seeking advice on this item are asked to contact the Monitoring Officer or Democratic Services at least 48 hours before the meeting.)

 

3.         Minutes of the Meeting held on Thursday, 4th June 2026.

 

Reports of the Monitoring Officer / Head of Legal and Democratic Services –

4.         Group Leader Duty Compliance.

5.         Applications for Dispensation.

6.         Observations by Independent Members of Vale of Glamorgan Council and Town and Community Council Committee Meetings.

7.         Standards Committee Annual Report.

8.         Monitoring Officer Meetings with Clerks of Town and Community Councils.

9.         Monitoring Officer Update Report.

10.       Correspondence with the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.

 

11.      Any items which the Chair has decided are urgent (Part I).

 

PART II

 

THE PUBLIC AND PRESS MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM THE MEETING DURING CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 100A(4) OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972.

 

Reports of the Monitoring Officer / Head of Legal and Democratic Services –

12.      Group Leader Duty Compliance.

13.      Correspondence with the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.

 

14.       Any items which the Chair has decided are urgent (Part II).

 

 

Rob Thomas

Chief Executive

 

24th July, 2026              

 

Should you require support in observing the meeting and/or accessing any items on the agenda, including background papers, or the agenda in an alternative format or language, please contact the following Democratic Services Officer:

Name: A. Rudman
Tel: 01446 709855

E-mail: democratic@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

 

To Members of the Standards Committee

Councillors: R.M. Birch, J.E. Charles and C.P. Franks.

 

Independent Members:

R. Hendicott (Chair)

G. Watkins (Vice-Chair)

R. Alexander

J. Evans

G. Olphert

 

Town and Community Council Representative:

Councillor P. Summers